| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Clinton Eddington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Cunha (fresh) SF - Maurice Renwick (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kevin Rauscher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Blake McMillan | 27-30 |
| 19:42 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Cunha | 30-30 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge knocks in the 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 19:11 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Russell Olson | 32-33 |
| 19:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 19:02 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:46 | Winthrop | Kevin Rauscher misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 18:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 18:39 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 18:37 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Russell Olson | 32-33 |
| 18:13 | Winthrop | Russell Olson knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clinton Eddington | 34-33 |
| 18:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:03 | Winthrop | Kevin Rauscher gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:41 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick is called for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene (SG) Daniel Cunha | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 17:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Peter Bostic (C) Russell Olson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Michael Eckard (PF) Bruce Suggs, Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan | |
| 17:13 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Clinton Eddington | 37-33 |
| 16:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado's floater is tipped away by Kevin Rauscher | 37-33 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert misses the tip | 37-33 |
| 16:41 | Winthrop | Peter Bostic grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 16:21 | Winthrop | Kevin Rauscher clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-33 |
| 16:19 | Winthrop | Peter Bostic gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:05 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Clinton Eddington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Greene (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Maurice Renwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Rauscher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Bostic (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Eckard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Osborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert is hacked by Kevin Rauscher - foul #1 on Kevin Rauscher, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha (SG), Robert Richardson (SF), Russell Olson (C) Clinton Eddington, Maurice Renwick, Kevin Rauscher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs (SG), Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF) Richard Wooldridge, Warren Guardado, David Osborne | |
| 15:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan loses the dribble to Benjamin Greene | 37-33 |
| 15:43 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha lays it in on a nice dish by Benjamin Greene | 39-33 |
| 15:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-36 |
| 15:10 | Winthrop | Robert Richardson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Blake McMillan - foul #2 on Blake McMillan, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Boley (PF) Benjamin Greene | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 15:10 | Winthrop | Robert Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:10 | Winthrop | Robert Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Daniel Cunha steals the ball from Blake McMillan | 41-36 |
| 14:35 | Winthrop | Robert Richardson is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington (PG), Steven Carey (SG), Kevin Rauscher (PF) Peter Bostic, Daniel Cunha, David Boley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG), Tom Slocum (C) Ismael Luebbert, Michael Eckard | |
| 14:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs clanks a runner from the right block | 41-36 |
| 14:10 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Steven Carey | 41-36 |
| 13:55 | Winthrop | Robert Richardson can't finish the layup | 41-36 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Tom Slocum grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 13:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Steven Carey - foul #2 on Steven Carey, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene (SG), Maurice Renwick (SF), Peter Bostic (C) Steven Carey, Robert Richardson, Russell Olson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford (SF), Warren Guardado (PF), David Osborne (C) Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan, Tom Slocum | |
| 13:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:28 | Winthrop | Peter Bostic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:21 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 13:20 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:02 | Winthrop | The jumper by Clinton Eddington is denied by Warren Guardado | 41-39 |
| 13:01 | Winthrop | Peter Bostic snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 12:44 | Winthrop | The pull-up jumper by Clinton Eddington is blocked by Richard Wooldridge | 41-39 |
| 12:43 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado double dribbles | 41-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha (SG) Benjamin Greene | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Michael Eckard (PF) Richard Wooldridge, Bruce Suggs, Edwin Lankford | |
| 12:10 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Cunha | 43-39 |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Cunha - foul #3 on Daniel Cunha, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene (PG), Russell Olson (C) Clinton Eddington, Peter Bostic | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF) Warren Guardado, David Osborne | |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Benjamin Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cunha (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Renwick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Rauscher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Ismael Luebbert (fresh) SG - Stanley Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ross Lewin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Blake McMillan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Eckard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick is fouled on the floor by Ross Lewin - foul #2 on Ross Lewin, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG) Stanley Sherwood | |
| 11:21 | Winthrop | Blake McMillan is called for the reach on Russell Olson - foul #3 on Blake McMillan, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Boley (PF) Kevin Rauscher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne (C) Michael Eckard | |
| 11:03 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:01 | Winthrop | David Boley tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington (PG), Robert Richardson (SF), Peter Bostic (PF) Daniel Cunha, Maurice Renwick, David Boley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 10:23 | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ross Lewin | 48-43 |
| 09:40 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 09:38 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:32 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Ross Lewin is blocked by Russell Olson | 48-43 |
| 09:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 09:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Osborne | 48-45 |
| 09:09 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ismael Luebbert - foul #2 on Ismael Luebbert, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Steven Carey (SG), Maurice Renwick (SF), Kevin Rauscher (PF) Benjamin Greene, Robert Richardson, Russell Olson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood (PG), Bruce Suggs (SG), Edwin Lankford (SF), Warren Guardado (PF), Michael Eckard (C) Richard Wooldridge, Ismael Luebbert, Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan, David Osborne | |
| 09:09 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:09 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 08:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs comes up short on the floater in the lane | 48-45 |
| 08:47 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Maurice Renwick | 48-45 |
| 08:30 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha (SG), David Boley (C) Steven Carey, Peter Bostic | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 08:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Edwin Lankford drills a floater from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 07:46 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Clinton Eddington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Cunha (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Renwick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Rauscher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Boley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Stanley Sherwood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Suggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Lankford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eckard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Guardado clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 07:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs is hacked by Daniel Cunha - foul #4 on Daniel Cunha, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene (PG), Steven Carey (SG), Russell Olson (C) Clinton Eddington, Daniel Cunha, David Boley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge (PG), Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF), David Osborne (C) Stanley Sherwood, Edwin Lankford, Warren Guardado, Michael Eckard | |
| 07:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Steven Carey steals it from Richard Wooldridge | 48-47 |
| 06:52 | Winthrop | Kevin Rauscher hits the finger roll | 50-47 |
| 06:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs clanks a shot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 06:35 | Winthrop | Russell Olson pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:19 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick loses the dribble to Blake McMillan | 50-47 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Greene is called for the reach on Richard Wooldridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Greene, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Richardson (SF) Maurice Renwick | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (SG) Bruce Suggs | |
| 06:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan misses short on a jumper from the left block | 50-47 |
| 06:08 | Winthrop | Kevin Rauscher pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:54 | Winthrop | Russell Olson lays it in | 52-47 |
| 05:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 05:35 | Winthrop | Kevin Rauscher gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:20 | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan can't connect on a shot near the basket | 52-47 |
| 05:10 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Wooldridge | 52-50 |
| 04:52 | Winthrop | Steven Carey scores on a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Richard Wooldridge - foul #1 on Richard Wooldridge, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington (PG), Maurice Renwick (SF), Peter Bostic (PF), David Boley (C) Benjamin Greene, Robert Richardson, Kevin Rauscher, Russell Olson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs (SG), Warren Guardado (SF), Michael Eckard (PF) Ismael Luebbert, Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan | |
| 04:52 | Winthrop | Steven Carey misses the free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:52 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Michael Eckard | 54-50 |
| 04:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 04:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Eckard gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 04:20 | Winthrop | David Boley snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 04:15 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 04:13 | Winthrop | David Boley hits the follow up shot | 56-50 |
| 04:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Bostic steals it from Michael Eckard | 56-50 |
| 03:49 | Winthrop | Peter Bostic drills a turnaround from close range | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Clinton Eddington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Carey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Renwick (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Bostic (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Boley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Suggs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Guardado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Eckard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Osborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 03:29 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Steven Carey | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Winthrop | David Boley buries a fadeaway from the right block | 60-50 |
| 03:09 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 03:08 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 02:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Suggs connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Eckard | 60-52 |
| 02:52 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha (SG), Kevin Rauscher (PF), Russell Olson (C) Steven Carey, Peter Bostic, David Boley | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Lewin (SF), Blake McMillan (PF) Warren Guardado, Michael Eckard | |
| 02:24 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kevin Rauscher | 62-52 |
| 02:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Blake McMillan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 02:10 | Winthrop | Daniel Cunha gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:49 | Winthrop | Clinton Eddington hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Maurice Renwick | 65-52 |
| 01:41 | Middle Tenn. State | David Osborne loses the dribble to Russell Olson | 65-52 |
| 01:19 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Clinton Eddington | 67-52 |
| 01:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Wooldridge knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ross Lewin | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick misses the jumper from the left side | 67-55 |
| 00:40 | Winthrop | Maurice Renwick tips it back up and in | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Kevin Rauscher picks off the pass by Bruce Suggs | 69-55 |
| 00:14 | Winthrop | Kevin Rauscher misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Wooldridge - foul #2 on Richard Wooldridge, team foul #6 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene (PG), Steven Carey (SG), Robert Richardson (SF), Peter Bostic (C) Clinton Eddington, Daniel Cunha, Maurice Renwick, Russell Olson | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ismael Luebbert (PG), Stanley Sherwood (SG), Edwin Lankford (SF), Warren Guardado (PF), Michael Eckard (C) Richard Wooldridge, Bruce Suggs, Ross Lewin, Blake McMillan, David Osborne | |
| 00:14 | Winthrop | Kevin Rauscher makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:14 | Winthrop | Kevin Rauscher misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Stanley Sherwood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-55 |
| 00:07 | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Benjamin Greene runs out the clock | 70-55 |